volleyern.
/ˈvɒlɪə/, U.S. /ˈvɑliər/ Tennis.
One who returns the ball before it bounces.
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1878 J. Marshall Ann. Tennis 196 When the ball is judged and met by the racket of the volleyer.
1879 in Marshall's Tennis Cuts (1884) 36 A generation of volleyers will rise up who will volley from the service-line.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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